Many people think that when buying a house, they only need to prepare the house payment and taxes, but in addition to the house payment and taxes, they also need to prepare a house maintenance fund, which is specially used for the maintenance of public facilities and public areas. So, a friend wants to ask, do you want to pay the housing maintenance fund? When will the housing maintenance fund be paid? Let's take a look with Bian Xiao!

First, do you have to pay maintenance fees for buying a house?

To buy a first-hand house, buyers need to pay the housing maintenance fund. No matter whether the houses that have not been purchased are affordable houses or newly-built commercial houses, they all need to pay the housing maintenance fund. But if you buy a second-hand house, you don't need to pay the housing maintenance fund. After the house transaction formalities are completed, the house maintenance fund paid by the original owner will be automatically transferred to the name of the new owner and will not be returned to the original owner.

2. When will the housing maintenance fund be paid?

1. Buyers need to pay the house maintenance fund before handling the house delivery formalities. As for the payment method, the owner can directly deposit the housing maintenance fund into the special fund account, or entrust the real estate developer to pay it on his behalf. After receiving the housing maintenance fund, the real estate developer will deposit the housing maintenance fund into a special fund account within 30 days.

2. If the owner asks the real estate developer to pay the house maintenance fund on his behalf, he shall hand over the house maintenance fund to the real estate developer one month before handling the real estate license, and the real estate developer shall hand over the house maintenance fund to the local real estate management center.

3. The collection standard of housing maintenance fund is generally between 2% and 3% of the total house price. The house maintenance fund paid by the owner belongs to all the owners of the community, and the developer shall not include this expense in the residential sales income, and this expense can only be used for the maintenance of the public area and public facilities of the community.

Summary: The relevant contents that must be paid by the house maintenance fund are introduced here for everyone, hoping to help friends in need. Finally, remind everyone that both buyers and sellers are not allowed to withdraw the house maintenance fund, but if the seller wants the buyer to bear the house maintenance fund, it needs to withdraw and negotiate with the buyer, and this fee will be included in the total house price.